Religion & Spirituality - 23 July 2006

Ask your curly question, and i'll try to answer the curliest.

2006-07-23 17:58:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

And by equal, I don't mean "reveared, but still submissive to men," or "man's helper." I mean a religion in which women are seen as equal to men in mind, strength, and spirit, where women can hold the same offices and are given the same respect and rights as men are.

I'm not asking if you think such a religion is right or wrong, I'm just asking if there is one.

2006-07-23 17:57:59 · 20 answers · asked by Girl Wonder 5

What are you views?

2006-07-23 17:52:25 · 19 answers · asked by *** The Earth has Hadenough*** 7

2006-07-23 17:51:07 · 14 answers · asked by Dylan 2

i`m a healer, but i don`t know if i should make it known, because once you do everyone thinks your christ or something, i only use it at the moment on animals. should i come out with it? what do you think. be honist please

2006-07-23 17:51:05 · 8 answers · asked by andymuzic 2

If you don't mind saying-what things have you improved on?

2006-07-23 17:49:56 · 7 answers · asked by *** The Earth has Hadenough*** 7

Hitler was born and baptized into Catholicism

His Jewish antisemitism came from his Christian background.

His early personal notes shows his interest in religion and Biblical views.

He believed that the Bible represented the history of mankind.

His Nazi party platform (their version of a constitution) included a section on Positive Christianity, and he never removed it.

He confessed his Christianity.

He tried to establish a united Reich German Church.

Hitler allowed the destruction of Jewish synagogues and temples, but not Christian churches.

He encouraged Nazis to worship in Christian churches.

He spoke of his Christian beliefs in his speeches and proclamations.

His contemporaries, friends, Protestant ministers and Catholics priests, including the Vatican, thought of Hitler as a Christian.

The Catholic Church never excommunicated Hitler. He died a Catholic.

http://www.nobeliefs.com/Hitler1.htm

2006-07-23 17:40:47 · 48 answers · asked by idspudnik 4

raksha bandhan is a gr8 festival celebrated by brothers and sisters all over india and even abroad .sister ties rakhi on brothers hand.

2006-07-23 17:40:37 · 6 answers · asked by ganguly's fan 1

I guess i just dont understand it, im not gay but why should i care or think i have the right to tell someone else the moral/relegious rules they have to follow? I could understand if it wasnt a free country and we were under some kind of Relegious rule, but last time i checked that wasn't the case.

2006-07-23 17:38:15 · 29 answers · asked by red 1

I believe in God and Jesus died for our sins. I believe everyone should treat others as they want people to treat them. I dont go to church though. I like to party and hang out sometimes with friends. I have a problem cussing that i have tried to work on for sometime but people make me mad at times and i go off. Anyways i consider myself christian and believe many of their ways, but not all. Yet everyone takes it that all christians r the same. Not all of us tell others they r going to hell or to go to church or even to give me money before praying for them. Would it b possible im in the wrong religion?

2006-07-23 17:36:42 · 22 answers · asked by kimmy209 3

That requires Faith in the U.S. Government, There is no gold backing the value of a dollar just faith in the government.
I find it easier to have faith in God then to have faith in the current form of government. Give to Caeser what is Caeser's. I am the offspring of Chimpanze and a human/ gorrila hybred. this Question is not serious I just wanted to see how many people really read the details. So how many people read all the details?

2006-07-23 17:34:20 · 9 answers · asked by Red Yeti 5

2006-07-23 17:34:13 · 6 answers · asked by idspudnik 4

Bismillah, In the Name of God, is the beginning of all good things. So we too shall start with it. This blessed phrase is a sign of Islam, and all creatures constantly recite it in their unique way. If you want to understand what an inexhaustible source of strength and blessing Bismillah is, then listen to the following allegory:

For a stranger who travels in the deserts of Arabia, it is necessary to get the protection of a tribal chief. Only then may he escape the mischief of robbers and be sure his needs will be met. Traveling alone would be a waste of time because of the enemies and unmet needs he must face.

Two men once set out on such a desert journey. One was humble, the other arrogant. The humble man took the protection of a tribal chief, but the arrogant one didn’t. The former traveled everywhere in safety. Whenever he met a robber, he would say, “I’m traveling in the name of such and such chief,” and the robber would move on without molesting him. He would be treated with respect in every tent he entered because of that name. By contrast, the arrogant one suffered indescribable disasters throughout his journey. He trembled in constant fear and was obliged to struggle and beg for his every need. He became low and mean.

2006-07-23 17:32:05 · 5 answers · asked by trusolja_dareal23 1

I have asked this question, as have others. As I have said, I was raised to believe that Jesus IS the Son of God, not that He IS God.

The typical response is "The Trinity" but then follows the claim that the Trinity is very difficult to understand and explain, yet the expectation is that one will simply accept it.

Others point out passage from scripture where Jesus says "I AM" and is called a blasphemer and almost stoned.

Then others note Biblical passages where Jesus differentates Himself from God.

(Please see another's post:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aiuqn..v0WevJpem5Me0AOPzy6IX?qid=20060723172932AAwUBg5)

So does this mean that only some Christians truly understand what Jesus is? Did I spend years following the wrong teachings?

I realize that there are hundreds of denominations of Christianity, but isn't this a doctrine that ALL Christians should agree on?

2006-07-23 17:31:36 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

"The Bible is not my book and Christianity is not my religion. I could never assent to the long complicated statements of Christian dogma." - Abraham Lincoln

SOURCE: The Oregonian & cafepress.com

Here's a link for an aray of quotes from Abe.

http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/quotes/lincoln.htm

2006-07-23 17:31:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Islamic history books tell about two prisoners of wars who surrendered to prophet Muhammed during the battle (Badr). One of them was Nadr Ibn Al Harith, and the other was Akba Ibn Abu Mu'et. After capturing them, prophet Muhammed ordered both of them to be KILLED. One of them, Akba, asked prophet Muhammed for mercy and told him about his children and what should they do after his death, then prophet Muhammed simply said: "they go to hell"!

The above incident is mentioned in most Islamic history books, including Ibn Hisham, Al Rawd Al Anf, Ibn Katheer...etc. You can read it in any of those books. Here is a link (in Arabic) to one of those books.

http://sirah.al-islam.com/display.asp?f=...

Did prophet Muhammed really do that? what was his reason for killing those prisoners of war? I understand that this was common by the time, but I thought that prophet Muhammed came with beautiful revolutionary teachings and values that should live until today.

2006-07-23 17:30:22 · 7 answers · asked by Bionimetiket 2

2006-07-23 17:27:13 · 2 answers · asked by indraraj22 4

2006-07-23 17:24:40 · 16 answers · asked by HelloKitty 3

2006-07-23 17:24:28 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

why dosn't he creat a descent 30 minute sitcom? or beter yet a 30 minute infomercial on cbs and explain some of these questions?
whats with the whole blind faith deal, doesn't that make us lemings? im not an agnostic, but I just dont get it; why doesn't he stop by and part the red sea and say look here is the deal?

2006-07-23 17:23:34 · 14 answers · asked by red 1

http://www.joelosteen.com/

For the facts, the FCC board are mostly Christians. Not bad people, but they are biased towards allowing religious villains.

Now on to Joel: He states a miracle every time he is on tv, How can this be true unless he is after money... Tonight he stated that he was in a car wreck and the truck coming at him was miraculously pushed away by "wind". How can people complain about George Carlin and fine him yet these evangelists go free…

2006-07-23 17:22:34 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

So, that is how life is. If you desire the pleasure and enjoyment of life, animate your life with belief, and adorn it with religious obligations. Maintain it by abstaining from sins. As for the fear-some reality of death, which is demonstrated by instances of death every day, in every place and time, I shall explain it to you with a parable in the same way as I explained it to some other youths.

Let us suppose a gallows has been set up here in front of our eyes. Beside it is a lottery office, one which gives tickets for truly high prizes. We are here ten people, and willingly or unwillingly, shall certainly be invited there. They may call us (since the appointed time is unknown) at any moment, and say either, “Come and mount the gallows for execution!” or “A prize ticket worth millions of dollars has come up for you; come and collect it!” While we are waiting for either call, two people suddenly turn up. One of them is a scantily dressed woman, beautiful and alluring. She holds in her hand and offers some apparently very delicious, but in fact poisonous, sweets, which she wants us to eat. The other is an honest, solemn man. He enters behind the woman, and says:

“I have brought you a talisman, a lesson. If you study it, and if you do not eat the sweets, you will be saved from the gallows. With this talisman, you will receive your ticket for the matchless prize. You see with your own eyes that those who eat the sweets inevitably mount the gallows, and furthermore, until they mount them, they suffer dreadful stomach pains from the poison of the sweets. As for those who receive the ticket for the large prize, it seems that they too mount the gallows. But millions of witnesses testify that they are not hanged on the gallows, they use them as a step to enter the prize arena easily. So, look from the windows! The highest officials, the high-ranking persons concerned with this business announce with loud voices, ‘Just as you see clearly with your own eyes those mounting the gallows to be hanged, so also know with utmost certainty that those with the talisman receive the ticket for the prize.’”

As in the parable, the dissolute, religiously forbidden pleasures of youth, which are like poisonous sweets, are the cause of losing belief—and belief is the ticket to an eternal treasury and a document for everlasting happiness. Those who indulge in them are subject to death, which is like the gallows, and to the tribulations of the grave, which is the door to eternal darkness. The appointed hour of death is unknown, therefore, its executioner, not differentiating between young and old, may come at any time to cut off your head. Give up the religiously forbidden pleasures (which are like the poisonous sweets) and acquire the Qur’anic talisman (belief and performing religious obligations). One hundred and twenty-four thousand Prophets, upon them be peace, together with innumerable saints, have proclaimed that you will get to the treasury of eternal happiness if you do so. They have also shown the signs and evidences of it.

2006-07-23 17:20:36 · 9 answers · asked by trusolja_dareal23 1

okay.. now.. i know she gave birth to jesus and all.. but WHY do u WORSHIP her and ask HER things.. but, GOD said dat he is a JEALOUS GOD.. and dat dere shall not b other gods b4 him.

2006-07-23 17:18:52 · 23 answers · asked by Dorcy Guey. 1

islamic terroist are the prime cause of terror in the muslim world. muslim terror groups created the problems and now when israel is trying to fight terror why are muslims blaming israel instead of hesbollah and hamas?

2006-07-23 17:18:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was just wondering if it's ok to be a model of you're a Christian, as long as you're not modeling for brands like Victoria's Secret, and not showing your body off?

2006-07-23 17:17:20 · 22 answers · asked by tinabobina!!! 2

I went kind of funny tonight and decided to splurge on some pointless questions, and poke some fun. A serious question jarred me back to my normal yahoo answers attitude. However, I was curious to see how many people were offended by my questions, and how many were amused. Just let me know.
(I am listing this in religion and spirituality since most of my irreverent questions were there.)

2006-07-23 17:17:16 · 8 answers · asked by But why is the rum always gone? 6

If you wish to understand how to enjoy, through belief, great contentment and blessing, how to experience fulfillment and ease, then listen to the following parable.

A parable to understand how belief gives contentment and brings blessing

Two men set off together on a journey for both pleasure and business. One of them who is arrogant, self-serving, goes off in one direction, the other, who is God-serving, goes off in the other direction.

Since the self-serving one is both conceited and pessimistic, he ends up in what seemed to him to be a most wicked country because of his pessimism. There he finds himself everywhere surrounded by poor and hopeless people who are tormented at the hands of bullies and their lives ruined. Wherever he goes, he sees the same scene. Everyone in that land is suffering the same misery. Then he decides to forget all such events by becoming a drunk. Everyone then seems to him like a stranger or an enemy. He has awful visions of dead bodies and orphaned children. His soul is plunged in torment.

The other man, by contrast, who is God-serving, decent of conduct and fair-minded, goes to a country which is, in his view, very excellent. This good man sees a universal festival. In every corner there is joy and happiness, and a house for the remembrance of God overflowing with rapture. He also sees the festive celebrations of a general discharge from duties accompanied by cries of good wishes and thanks. And he also hears the sound of a drum and band for the enlistment of soldiers with happy calls of ‘God is the Greatest!’ and ‘There is no deity but God!’ In contrast to the other man, who suffers on account of both himself and all the people, this good-natured man becomes happy at both his own joy and that of all the people. Moreover, he enjoys a comfortable trade and offers thanks to God.

When he meets with the other man, he understands his situation, and says to him, ‘You’ve become a crazy man. All the bad things and the ugliness you see come from, and reflect, your inner world. Because of this, you imagine laughter to be weeping, and the discharge from duties to be sack and pillage. Come to your senses, clean your heart so that this inauspicious veil is raised from your eyes and you may see the truth. For, this is an orderly country, prosperous and civilized, belonging to a powerful, compassionate and just king. So things cannot be as you see or suppose them to be.’ Then the other man comes to his senses, and is full of regrets: ‘Yes, I’ve really lost my mind on ac-count of what I have drunk. Thank you. May God be pleased with you for rescuing me from such a hellish state.’

O my soul! Know that the once arrogant man represents an unbeliever or a heedless sinner. This world means for him a general mourning. All living things appear as weeping orphans because of the hurt of separation and decay. Human beings and animals alike appear to be lonely, uncivilized creatures cut down by death. The great masses such as mountains and oceans appear in his vision as a terrible corpse without soul. His visions arising from his unbelief and misguidance breed such anxieties in his mind which torture him.

But the other man is a believer. He believes in God Almighty and affirms Him. To his way of seeing, this world is a place where people praise Him, a sort of practice arena for human beings and animals, a sort of examination hall for human beings and jinn. All kinds of animals and mankind en-joy a demobilization—that is, those who finish their duty of life travel in spiritual enjoyment to the other eternal world. This is quite simple to understand—the world needs a new generation to people it and to work in it. All kinds of animals and human beings have entered the world to carry on some particular business. All living things are as soldiers or even officers happy with the business appointed for them. And the sounds that are heard are the sounds of their praise and glorifying as they begin, or of pleasure as they work, or of thanksgiving as they finish. In the view of the believer, all things are the obedient servants, or friendly officers, or a lovable book of his Most Generous Master and All-Compassionate Owner. Many more beautiful, sublime and pleasurable truths like these arise from his belief.

This is because faith bears the seed of what is in effect a Tuba tree of Paradise. Whereas un-belief contains the seed of a Zakkum tree of Hell.

Safety and well-being are only to be found in Islam and belief. Therefore, we should continually return thanks to God, saying, ‘Praise be to God for the religion of Islam and perfect belief.’

2006-07-23 17:17:11 · 2 answers · asked by trusolja_dareal23 1

Specifically historical facts on the "who, whats, & wheres" on this certain Hebrew dialect spoken by Black Hebrew Israelites. Is there any members, ex-members, or outsiders of the ISUPK, ICUPK, or ICGJC that would tell the history of this language?

2006-07-23 17:16:36 · 1 answers · asked by ben Ya'aqov 2

In Islam it says that Gog and Magog will come about the earth and destroy what is in their path. Only the people at the mosque in Palestine with Jesus will be saved

2006-07-23 17:13:55 · 5 answers · asked by Release Anwar Al-Awlaki NOW 1

My dad he does a lot of foreign security work, and he bought a lot of news papers from america along with him, and this one newspaper from san francisco stated that israel had set a war plan with lebanan more then a year ago, i have listed a site with this information below.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/07/21/MIDEAST.TMP


Do you think there is another motive behind israels invasion?

2006-07-23 17:12:28 · 13 answers · asked by billy_uk 1